Utah Legal Overview: Salt Lake City The Salt Lake City metropolitan area in Utah is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele counties. The Salt Lake City, UT MSA is the core component of the larger Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA. Apart from the Salt Lake City MSA and the Ogden-Clearfield MSA, this eight-county combined statistical area also includes the Heber and Brigham City micropolitan areas. All three counties in the Salt Lake City MSA come under the 3rd Judicial District, with the district courts as the main trial courts with general jurisdiction.
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Trending Legal Topics: Parties to a lawsuit in the justice courts may ask for a new trial in the district court. Appeals against district court verdicts must be filed with the Utah Court of Appeals. This is an intermediate appellate court. The Utah Supreme Court is the court of last resort, and may overturn or uphold a Court of Appeals ruling. Federal cases in Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele counties go to the Central Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. |